Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Cirque du Soleil spectacle ‘Crystal’ glides into Hoffman Estates’ NOW ArenaMar 21, 2024 6:54 am - The unexpected. That’s what audiences at Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal,” playing at Hoffman Estates’ NOW Arena this weekend, can expect from this ice-centered extravaganza.
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 21, 2024 7:08 am - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Theater spotlight: ‘Peter Pan’ tuner lands in ChicagoMar 19, 2024 8:26 am - “Peter Pan” flies into the James M. Nederlander Theatre, Oil Lamp stages a Chicago premiere comedy and Theater Wit presents a comic tale about a woman in love with a Dairy Queen sign, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Things to do March 22-28: Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Ali Wong Live and moreMar 21, 2024 7:15 am - Mark your calendars for performances by Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Elle King, One Night of Queen and Ali Wong, plus Navy Pier’s Holi celebration and more happening this week.
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Things to do March 15-21: The Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, Warrant and moreMar 13, 2024 12:19 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by The Ides of March, Warrant, and Boy Band Night, plus check out St. Patrick’s Day events, The Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: First local production of ‘Jersey Boys’ opens at Mercury Theater ChicagoMar 11, 2024 8:11 pm - Heidi Kettenring performs her solo show at Marriott Theatre while Mercury Theatre Chicago presents the local premiere of the bio-tuner “Jersey Boys.”
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The lure of ‘Jersey Boys’: Mercury Theater’s homegrown production entices suburban actor out of retirement, againMar 06, 2024 10:25 am - For most of his professional life, Aurora native Adrian Aguilar wanted to play one role: Tommy DeVito in “Jersey Boys.” Now he has his chance with Mercury Theater Chicago’s first “built-in-Chicago” production of the hit jukebox tuner.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic ‘Streetcar’Mar 05, 2024 1:39 pm - Aurora’s Copley Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” while Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre stages the comedy thriller “Deathtrap” and Steppenwolf premieres a new family drama.
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Things to do March 8-14: World of Wheels, the Eagles, St. Patrick’s Day Parades and moreMar 05, 2024 12:29 pm - Mark your calendars for the World of Wheels car show in Rosemont, the Eagles and Steely Dan at the United Center, St. Patrick’s Day parades in Naperville and St. Charles and more this weekend.
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre adapts children’s fave ‘Skunk and Badger’Feb 29, 2024 6:24 am - The unlikely friendship between a skunk and a badger inspired Lifeline Theatre’s family-friendly premiere “Skunk and Badger,” beginning performances this week along with Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Margaret Atwood’s “The Penelopiad.”